Proper Hotel San Francisco Until last year, San Francisco had been in a new-hotel drought, as reported by the San Francisco Chronicle. If you cared at all about luxury, your options were limited to the old-world glam of Nob Hill (I do love the Mark Hopkins!) or The Palace, and though there’s nothing wrong with those, you …
“When you acknowledge, as you must, that there is no such thing as perfect food, only the idea of it, then the real purpose of striving toward perfection becomes clear: to make people happy, that is what cooking is all about.” – Thomas Keller I did not seek out the French Laundry, it sought me. Sometimes …
San Francisco! What a city. Small enough that it’s walkable (if you don’t mind the hills), yet big enough to have very distinct neighborhoods with some of the best cuisine in the world. I’ve been lucky to spend quite a bit of time here, but we were far overdue for a visit. Last weekend, The …
The Battery Hotel San Francisco First and foremost, The Battery is a private club, a fact I quickly learned last week when I strutted in like I owned the place, camera in tow, ready to bring you on an exclusive tour of an art-centric luxury, boutique hotel. I did not hide my embarrassment when I was …
Last weekend, we jet-setted once again to San Francisco. And once again, it was a food-centric good time. We visited several new hot spots that are a throwback to the days of yore, where they are conjuring up modern vintage cuisine that plays on another time and place. First up was Comstock Saloon, which had …
FRIDAY Evening: Check into the Mark Hopkins, located at the crest of posh Nob Hill. This “mansion” of a hotel, now owned by Intercontinental, was built in 1878 by Mark Hopkins, a founder of the Central Pacific Railroad. Our room on the 16th floor had the most incredible view of the city, Frette linens and …
